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The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk Update Week 16
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New and Useful Web Sites, Industry News,
Full-Text Docs of Interest to the Info Professional.
6/21/01
Hello from Washington D.C.
Do you need to stay current with industry news? Are you looking to acquire
new/updated content to add to your own resources or to share with colleagues?
If you answer yes to either of these questions then please stop by the weblog.
Plenty of “new stuff” this week.
Thanks for letting others know about the weblog. I appreciate it.
The Usual Reminder:
This email update is ONLY A SAMPLE of what you will find on the page. With so
much material you’ll see why checking in once, twice, or more times throughout
the week is a good idea.
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If you have questions or comments, just drop me a note.
Cheers,
gary
gprice@gwu.edu
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Weekly Highlights #16
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Thursday, June 21, 2001
Web Search--Google
Source: Salon
Google à Go-Go
An interview with Google's director of research, Monika Henziger.
posted by g price at 6/21/2001 11:21:49 AM
Individual Wealth--Lists and Rankings
Online Later Today (6/21/01) Forbes World Billionaires 2001
Full-Text Document Shelf/Documents in the News
Health--Heart Disease
Source: CDC
Men and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality
Women and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in
Mortality
----Wednesday, June 20, 2001 Coming Next Week!!! National Library of Canada Books New Resource From the National Library of Canada: New Books Service >From the press release, "Working in partnership with Canadian publishers, the National Library of Canada has designed an innovative electronic showcase for new Canadian titles. Through the New Books Service of the National Library of Canada, publishers, booksellers, librarians and the reading public are invited to browse a new digital collection of forthcoming print and electronic releases.
Directories--Higher Education Source: Chronicle of Higher Education Coming Soon? A Directory of Faculty, Staff, Students in Higher Education
Canada Resource Shelf Internet Access Source: Industry Canada The New National Dream: Networking the Nation for Broadband Access News Release and Summary ||| Direct to Full-Text ----
Tuesday, June 19, 2001 Full-Text Document Shelf NTIS Source: GAO A Review of NTIS (National Technical Information Service) Now Available From GAO Information Management: Dissemination of Technical Reports GAO-01-490, May 18
Web Search--Intelliseek Invisible Web Source: Newsbytes CIA Venture Capital Fund Makes Invest in Intelliseek (ProFusion, Bullseye)
Web Search--Pay for Placement Source: S.F. Chronicle Searching For Profits: Amid Tech Slump, More Portals Sell Search Engine Results To Highest Bidder Once again, let the searcher beware! ----
Monday, June 18, 2001 Election 2000--Archives Archived Web Material New Web Resource: Alexa Internet Debuts Election 2000 Collection
Information Quality Web as a Research Tool Source: The Globe and Mail (Canada) "Web Isn't Always a Hit for Students" This article is on target! Kudos to The Globe and Mail.
Government Documents Searchable Databases--Invisible Web GPO Access New Edition: GPO Access Training Manual Online
Science--Digital Libraries National Science Foundation National Science Foundation Plans Digital Library Source: Wired News ----
Sunday, June 17, 2001 Product Design--Lists and Rankings Source: Business Week Annual Design Rankings "The best product designs of the year." Direct to the Winners List
Information Technology--Lists and Rankings Source: Upside Upside Hot 100 (Private Companies) ----
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Saturday, June 16, 2001 Dictionaries--Oxford English Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary Adds Terms
Ontologies Classification and Categorization "Ontology Development 101: A Guide to Creating Your First Ontology"
Full-Text Document Shelf Electric Blackouts--California Source: California Independent System Operators California ISO System Conditions Notification Process (14 Pages) ----
Friday, June 15, 2001 Real Estate--United Kingdom Proviser: Home Prices Throughout England and Wales Data source is H.M. Land Registry.
Web Search--Google Searching PDF Material With Google
Library and Information Technology Worth A Bookmark: Public Library Association (PLA) Tech Notes Concise overviews on current topics. These will be of interest to all types of libraries. A few titles available include: E-Reference: Closing in on 24/7 Intranets: The Web Inside Metadata: Always More Than You Think
Education--Directories Education--Databases The ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools alerts us to 3 directory resources they compile. ----
Thursday June 14, 2001 Business Research Source: Business 2.0 "How to Find Warning Signs in Quarterly Reports" An overview written for the lay investor or new business researcher about gleaning info from EDGAR documents.
Weekly Highlights #16 The Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com
Gary D. Price, MLIS Librarian Information Consultant, George Washington University gprice@gwu.edu
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